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# Overview

**Jupyter MCP Server** is a [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) (MCP) server implementation that provides interaction with 📓 Jupyter notebooks running in any JupyterLab (works also with your 💻 local JupyterLab).

Key features include:
- ⚡ **Real-time control**: view the notebook change in real-time.
- 🔁 **Smart execution**: automatically adjusts when a cell run fails.
- 🤝 **MCP-Compatible**: compatible with any MCP clients like Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, and more.

![Jupyter MCP Server](https://assets.datalayer.tech/jupyter-mcp/jupyter-mcp-server-claude-demo.gif)

To get started:
- 📘 Follow the [Usage Guide](./usage) to use Jupyter-MCP-server with a MCP compatible client.
- 🧰 Dive into the [Tools section](./tools) to understand the tools powering the server.

Looking for blog posts, videos or other resources related to Jupyter MCP Server? <br></br>
👉 Check out the [Resources](./resources) section.
